Romantic western set in the early 19th century, starring Loretta Young, William Holden and Robert Mitchum. Big Davey Harvey begins to pay more attention to Rachel, the servant he bought and married to help raise his son, when his friend begins to woo her.
This charming western is marked by one of Robert Mitchum's most likeable, deceptively throwaway roles, as the itinerant tracker who briefly comes between uneasily married couple William Holden and Loretta Young. Mitchum's vocal talents are given full rein; indeed, he had a hit record of sorts with the duet he performs with Gary Gray, Just Like Me. Sadly, its fame, as so often happens, outlived the film from which it came. Niftily written by Waldo Salt, who later penned Midnight Cowboy and Serpico, this is a lovely take on the frontier-western subgenre.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Rachel | Loretta Young |
| Big Davey Harvey | William Holden (2) |
| Jim Fairways | Robert Mitchum |
| Little Davey | Gary Gray |
| Parson Jackson | Tom Tully |
| Mrs Jackson | Sara Haden |
| Mr Green | Frank Ferguson |
| Gallus | Walter Baldwin |
| Mrs Green | Regina Wallace |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Norman Foster |
